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[あま(天)·くだ(下)·り]
amakudari
noun, suru verb

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[あま(天)·くだ(降)·り]
amakudari
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English Meaning(s) for 天下り

noun, suru verb
  1. retiring high-ranking government officials taking a lucrative job in a private or semi-private corporation
  2. command (from superior to inferior, government to private sector, etc.); order; imposition
  3. descent from heaven (orig. meaning)
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Meanings for each kanji in 天下り

» heavens; sky; imperial
» below; down; descend; give; low; inferior

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Sample Sentences for 天下り

Japanese bureaucrats are nothing but traitors to the country who covet our tax money and will continue the practice of amakudari until the country is bankrupt.
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